Shoe press



J. AMIGO SHOE PRESS Filed Dec. 29, 1927 INVENTOR. w/paep lir'uco.

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Patented Oct. 23, 1928.

UNITED STATES 1,688,323 PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH AMIGO, 0F DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

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Application filed December 28, 1927. Serial No. 243,285.

My invention relates to a new and usefulwhereby the sole Wlll be attached to the shoe.

Another object of the invention is the provision in a device of this kind of a heel engaging member whereby the heel and the sole may be simultaneously pressed into close engagement with the shoe upon which mounted and retained in such pressed conditlon indefinitely.

Another object of the invention is the provision in a shoe press of this kind of a press ing member adapted for engaging the sole and formed from yieldable material.

Another object ofthe invention is the provision of a shoe press of this class having a shoe engaging support and a heel engaging support movable relatively to said shoe enga ing support.

nother object of the invention is the provision of a shoe press of this class which is adapted for use on shoes of various sizes.

- Other objects will appear hereinafter.

The invention consists in the combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter described and claimed.

The invention will be best understood by a reference to the accompanyin drawings which form a part of this specification and in which,

Fig. 1 is a central, vertical sectional view.

of the invention.

Fig. 2 is a front elevational view of the invention.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the sole engaging member used in the invention.

Fig. 4 is a sectional view of the sole engaging member in engagement with the sole taken on substantially line 44 of Fig. '1.

In the invention I use a standard or support 9 having a passageway 10 formed therein and projecting upwardly from which is the guide member 11 having a passageway 12 opening into the passageway 10. Slidably mounted in the passageway 12 is a supporting member 13 which is connected to one end of the rod lwhich is positioned in the passageway 10 and the other end 15 of which is angularly turned and pivotally connected to the link 16 which is ivotally connected to the pedal or lever 1 which is pivotally mounted at one end to the lug 18 formed on the standard 9, this lever 17 engaging in a slot 19 formed in the base of the standard 9 and projecting outwardly from one side of said standard. A spring 20 is attached at one end to the standard 9 and at the opposite end to the lever 17 to normally retain the lever 17 in raised position. Secured to the standard 9 and projecting over one edge of the slot 19 is a plate 21 having teeth 22 formed on its edge so that the lever 17 may engage therewithnand be locked in various positions of downward movement.

The support 13 is projected through an opening 23 formed in the U-shaped pressing member 24, a suitable set screw 25 serving to secure this U.-shaped pressing member 24 in fixed relation axially of the support 13. Embracing the legs of the member 24 is a yieldable sleeve 26, formed from rubber or like material.

A last support 27 is provided with lateral flanges 28 and 29 which engage in the channels 30 and 31 formed in the bed 32 which is mounted on the standard 9 so that the last support 27 is slidably mounted on this bed. Formed in this last support is a passage 33 through which is projected one end 3 L of an L-shaped heel engaging member. Attached to the member 34: is one end of a spring'35, the opposite end of which is attached to the last support 27 so as to normally retain the member 34 in a predetermined position relatively to the last support 27. a This heel enaging member is formed L-shaped and the base 36 thereof is provided with a head 37. Swingably connected to the L-shaped heel support is a U-shaped member 38 in which is threade the screw 39.

In op ration a shoe 40 is placed on the last 41 which is mounted on the last support 27 The sole 42 is placed upon the shoe as is likewise the heel 43. The head 37 is then brought into engagement with the inner surface of the heel of the shoe, and in this connection, the L-shaped member may be'moved axially of its end 34 relatively to the last support 27, thus accommodating the device to shoes of various sizes. The lever 17 is then pressed downwardly until the sleeve 26 is brought into on agement with the sole 42 so as to securely lamp this sole 42 against the shoe 4C0, the teeth 22 engaging the lever and'locking it in its desired position of adjustment. The U-shaped member 38 is then swung upwardly into the position shown in Fig. l and the screw 39 threaded downwardly so as to clamp the heel 43 firmly on the shoe.

In this way there is provided a device whereby the sole may be pressed against the shoe and held thereon for any desired length of time until glue or other affixing material shall have hardened. Similarly, the heel is held in clamped position on the shoe.

The yieldable member 26 relieves the device of all undue strain, and permits a uniform distribution of pressure over the sole which possibly could not be obtained were this device to be non-yieldable, owing to the variations in the shoe upon which the sole is to be mounted, and owing to the variations in the sole itself.

A device of this nature has proven most economical in affixing soles to shoes and most efficient in operation.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred form of my invention I do not wish to limit myself to the precise details of struc ture shown, but desire to avail myself of such variations and modifications as come within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A shoe press of the class described, comprising: a supporting standard; a last supporting member mounted on said standard; a last on said last supporting member; a heel engaging member projected through a slot formed in said last supporting member and movable inwardly and outwardly therefrom; means mounted movably on said standard for clamping a sole against said last; and screw operated means for pressing the heel against said heel engaging member.

2. A shoe press of the class described, comprising: a supporting standard;-a last supporting member projecting upwardly from said standard; a last mounted on said standard; a sole engaging member movably mounted on said standard for engaging and pressing a sole against a shoe mounted on said last; a heel engaging member adapted for engaging inwardly of said shoe at the heel thereof, said heel engaging member belng movable relatively to said last supporting member; and clamping means for clamp- Ilong a heel against said heel engaging mem- 3. shoe press of the class described, comprising: a supporting standard; a last supported by said supporting standard; a sole engaging member movably mounted on said supporting standard adapted for pressing a sole against a shoe positioned on said last; a heel engaging member for engaging the inner surface of a heel of a shoe placed on said last, said heel engaging member being movable relatively to said last; and clamping means for clamping a heel against said heel engaging member.

4. In a shoe press of the class described, a last support having a slot formed therein; an L-shaped heel engaging member having one end projected through said slot and the opposite end projecting upwardly; a head JOSEPH AMIGO. 

